diff --git a/backend/onyx/connectors/onyx_jira/connector.py b/backend/onyx/connectors/onyx_jira/connector.py
index 49f25fad4d6c..082170471660 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/connectors/onyx_jira/connector.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/connectors/onyx_jira/connector.py
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ def fetch_jira_issues_batch(
             id=page_url,
             sections=[Section(link=page_url, text=ticket_content)],
             source=DocumentSource.JIRA,
-            semantic_identifier=issue.fields.summary,
+            semantic_identifier=f"{issue.key}: {issue.fields.summary}",
+            title=f"{issue.key} {issue.fields.summary}",
             doc_updated_at=time_str_to_utc(issue.fields.updated),
             primary_owners=list(people) or None,
             # TODO add secondary_owners (commenters) if needed